Global real estate investments to hit $500bln

The direct investment into commercial real estate globally is on a high and the volumes are likely to reach a whopping $500 billion in 2013 from $443 billion in 2012, due to increased levels of demand for real estate coupled with a strategic reallocation towards this asset class by institutional investors, said a new report.
The volumes in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are likely to remain the same in 2013 as those achieved in 2012, according to the latest research from property expert Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)………………………………………..Full Article: Source